Ephesians 2:4-13

4But God, being rich in mercy, because of his great love with which he loved us,

5even though we were dead in transgressions, made us alive together with Christ – by grace you are saved! –

6and he raised us up with him and seated us with him in the heavenly realms in Christ Jesus,

7to demonstrate in the coming ages the surpassing wealth of his grace in kindness toward us in Christ Jesus.

8For by grace you are saved through faith, and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God;

9it is not from works, so that no one can boast.

10For we are his workmanship, having been created in Christ Jesus for good works that God prepared beforehand so we may do them.

11Therefore remember that formerly you, the Gentiles in the flesh – who are called “uncircumcision” by the so-called “circumcision” that is performed on the body by human hands –

12that you were at that time without the Messiah, alienated from the citizenship of Israel and strangers to the covenants of promise, having no hope and without God in the world.

13But now in Christ Jesus you who used to be far away have been brought near by the blood of Christ.